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Kankakee River Bridge

Newton County, Indiana, and Lake County, Indiana
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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Northbound US 41
Location
Newton County, Indiana, and Lake County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1933, rehabilitated in 1975, replaced in 1995
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 198.2 ft.
Total length: 220.2 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.17333, -87.44833   (decimal degrees)
41°10'24" N, 87°26'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/462393/4558095 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Schneider
Inventory numbers
INNBI 015540 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39502 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/1991)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 60.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1988)
4,200

Categories 

Built 1933 (468)
Built during 1930s (8,552)
Functionally obsolete (7,035)
Indiana (3,348)
Kankakee River (28)
Lake County, Indiana (48)
Lost (10,353)
Lost 1995 (351)
 Lost during 1990s (3,216)
Newton County, Indiana (13)
Replaced by new bridge (7,132)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,482)
Through truss (9,202)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,789)
Truss (23,562)

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  • February 8, 2009: Added by James Baughn

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